Laundering unit for silk hosiery



Nov. 8, 1938. P. J. MURRAY LAUNDERING UNIT FOR SILK HOSIERY 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 29, 1936 NOV. 8, 1938. J MURRAY 2,135,780

LAUNDEBING UNIT FOR S ILK HOS IERY Filed Aug. 29, 1956 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Nov 8, 1938,

P. J. MURRAY 2,135,780

LAUNDERING UNIT FOR SILK HOSIERY Filed 29, 1936 .3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Nov. 8, 1938 PATENT OFFICE LAUNDERING UNIT FOR SILK HOSIERY Patrick Joseph Murray, Clifton Heights, Pa., as-

signor to Trisco Products, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application August 29, 1936, Serial No. v 98 ,571

5 Claims.

The present unit relates to a device intended for any use-for which it proves suitable, but having its-present best and widest use in the washing and re-treatment of stockings by the individual users, making: it possible to make the stockings look-like new. It is applicable also to fine underwear.

. The, subject matter relating to the apparel support, which was originally claimed in this case, 1has been embodied in a. divisional application, Serial. No. 145,224, filed. May 28, 1937, for Drying unit.

A purpose of the invention is to supply a container intended for manipulation by hand and provided with corrugations which assist in cleansing the fabrics, washed.

A further purpose is to provide a washing container including bowls located at opposite ends and a contracted passage or waist between the bowls, preferably having washboard characteristics both in the waist andv in the bowls.

A further purpose is to provide a unit having a receptacle for washing and treating stockings and carrying mounts for drying the stockings.

A further purpose is to provide a unit including a washing container or tub along with mounts for supplies of cleaning and of finishing and delustering materials used in the washing and treating operations.

A further purpose is to provide a portable washbowl of duplex type corrugated interiorly to assist in the cleaning operation and desirably of general dumb-bell shape.

Further purposes will appear in the specification and in the claims.

I have elected to show one main form only of my invention, with a few variations, selecting a main form and variations thereof that are practical and eflicient in operation and which well illustrate the principles involved.

Figure 1 is a sectional plan of structure embodying a desirable form of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the structure of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section of Figure 2 taken upon the line 3-3 thereof.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section illustrating a desirable embodiment of a feature of the invention.

Figure 5 is a reduced scale view corresponding to Figure 2 but illustrating in its entirety a stocking form shown as a fragment only in Figure 2.

Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 correspond to fragments of Figure 4 but show modifications thereof.

Figure 10 is a perspective of a closing plug.

Like numerals refer to like parts.

Describing in illustration but not in limitation and referring to the drawings:

Various parts of my invention cluster around a duplex washbowl or flask ll], of preferably dumbbell shape, shown to best advantage in Figures 2 and 4, comprising two interconnected individual bowls H and I2 connected by a waist, closed at one end at l3 and open at the opposite end at I4, except as closed by any suitable cap l5 or plug It. Each individual bowl preferably is large enough to contain all of the articles intended to be washed at one time so that as the duplex bowl or flask is rocked or shaken by the hands of the user the articles to be washed may be shifted from bowl to bowl across the intervening waist H.

In order that the washing may be as fully effective as possible the waist area and desirably also some part or all of each of the bowls are internally so surfaced as to produce a washboard eifect. This washboard surfacing of the interior of the waist is shown in most of the figures in the form of corrugations comprising projecting ribs l8 and grooves l9. appearing also throughout a large part of each of the adjoining bowl sections 20, but may of course vary in character and relative positions or direction. This fact is illustrated in the other figures.

The washboard surface may be of any character and if in the form of corrugations may be of variant contour, position and direction.

Where the fiask is of blown glass as preferred, the corrugations will extend, of course, through to the outside, appearing there in grooves 2i and ribs 22. The corrugations may extend throughout the interior or may stop at any points 23, 24.

In Figure '7 the ribs and gutters 26 of a corrugated fiask are shown as diagonal in the neck, with ribs 21- and gutters 28in the bowls, also diagonal but at a difierent angle than those in the Waist.

In Figure 8 corrugations of the general type of those in Figure 7 are seen but the ribs at 29, 29 and grooves at 30, 30' are longitudinal with re spect to the duplex bowl or flask.

So far in the illustration the surfacing has been shown as in the form of corrugation both because the corrugated form is likely to be the most effective form and because the surface is easily formed in corrugations. However, other surfaces will serve the purpose and this fact is illustrated in Figure 9 by showing the internal surface of both the neck and the bowl as studded with internally projecting knots or lumps 3| between which lie sDaces 32.

Because it is very desirable that the progress of the operation may be Watched to advantage from the exterior, the flask if not made from glass will normally be made of a highly transparent resin.

The plug I6 is preferably of rubber and provides measuring recesses l6, l6 for soap and finishing material, respectively;

The duplex bowls are shown as provided with flattened bottom sections 33, 34, secured by altering the contours of the corrugations, upon which conveniently the flask may be rested. The end I3 is also flattened as at so that the flask may rest upon it.

The flask is conveniently mounted upon a stand 36 having a top 31. Clips 38 and 39 engage the flask at aconvenient place preferably at the waist and retain the flask against lateral movement. The clips 38 and 39 are spring clips so that the flask may be held withinany resilient restraint desired. In the illustration these clips are given an added function in that they are curved outwardly and circularly at 40 and 4| to receive collapsible tubes 42 and 43 within which washing and treating materials are contained. The spring clips end at 44 and 45 in tabs which may be engaged by the hands of the user to expand the curved portions of the clips so that the tubes 42 and 43 may be removed to the best advantage. However, .thecontents of the tubes may be pressed from them, while the tubes are in place, by winding up keys 46.

The stand 36 is slitted in suitable points 41, 48, 49 and 59 corresponding in number with the desired number of drying forms 5| to be supplied so that these forms may be inverted and held in position for use. 7 7

As illustrated the forms 5| are constructed of wire united at the end of the leg portions by fittings 52, fastened each rigidly to one leg portion as 53- and transversely directed at the otherwise open ends 54 of the fittings so as to receive and frictionally to engage extensions 55 of the other sides 56 of the leg portions of the forms.

The extensions 55 are intended to pass within the open ends 54 to varyingjextents according to the size of leg portion of the stocking to which the individual form is to be accommodated.

Whatever the adjustment of leg width determined upon, the extension 55 is frictionally held within the fitting at the adjustment point. The friction may be secured to advantage by so bending the wire that the extension 55 is out of line with the axis of the fitting in order that the resilience of the extension may be utilized to secure proper .friction between the parts.

The fittings 52 pass through the slots or slits within the base into the space formed by flange 51 and into pockets 58,59, 60, BL. These pockets are provided by reversely bending strip 62 fastened to the base at its ends 63, 64. The pockets may be sufliciently contracted at their upper ranges 65 so as to give a spring effect against the lower ends 'of'the forms, holding the forms in position as shown.

The walls of the pockets are intended to engage whatever form contour is presented to them, the edges of the slits in the floor forming limits to prevent undue side swinging movement of the formswithin Whatever frictional engaging surface-is provided beneath the floor of the base.

The parts of the base and holder may be assembled readily'ior example by spot-welding the clips 38 and 39 and the retainer strip 62 to the base.

- on the forms.

The fitting 52 may serve a triple purpose, not only in uniting the ends of the drying form and in providing adjustment of the ends of the form, but in cooperating with the pockets free from interference with the adjustment.

A boarded stocking is shown at 65 in Figure 5- upon a form having a trombone type of adjustable toe at 61. No claim is made in the present application of this toe adjustment which applicant is covering in Murray United States Patent No; 2,120,219, granted May 12, 1938, for Stocking;

form and support. I

In washing and treating a pair of stockings, for example, the user fills the flask about half full of water in which the stockings are placed with the usual prescribed quantity of soap from the soap tube, or of soap flakes (which may be measured in the plug of the flask), closes the flask by the cap and shakes the contents back and forth over the ribs or other corrugations in the waist or/ and in the bowls.

The resultant passage of air andsoapy water through the stockings along with the rubbing of the stockings against the corrugations quickly and thoroughly cleans the stockings, which are then rinsed in the flask in changes of rinsing water. The water always left in the bottoms of the corrugation grooves permits improved circulation.

The stockings are next treated in the flask by a finishing material such as is used on new stockings, to deluster, finish and water proof the fablie. The chemicals for this use are provided in the second tube. Rocking the flask provides a more rapid distribution of the treating material in the ater and more rapid and uniform impregnation of the stockings with this material than would otherwise be effected.

The stockings are next boarded and are dried This gives a shape corresponding to that of new stockings which shows ofi the finish to excellent advantage. The treating or finishing material also helps to preserve the life of the stockings. As a result the user secures long life of stockings which to the end of their life have new stocking appearance.

It will be evident that drying of the stockings above a radiator is facilitated by the construction of the base, the flange about the lower edge of the base forming a hot air compartment beneath the top and the hot air being guided up through the individual stockings by the slits within which the stocking forms are mounted.

In view of' my invention'and disclosure variations and modifications to meet individual whim or particular need will doubtless become evident to others skilled in the art to obtain all or part of the benefits of my invention Without copying the structure shown and I therefore claim all such in so far as they fall within the reasonable spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A wide mouth flask for washing and finish treating stockings, said flask having spaced compartments anda constricted passage between the compartments and a closure for the flask, the walls of both compartments being provided with wash-board surfaces.

2. A wide mouth transparent flask for washing and finish'treating stockings, said flask having spaced compartments and a constricted passage between the compartments having a corrugatedpassage interior.

3. A flask for hand manipulation in washing stockings, lingerie, etc., comprising two bowls and a connecting waist giving a general dumbbell effect and having internal ribs across which the content moves in flowing from one bowl to the other.

4. A flask for hand manipulation in washing stockings, lingerie, etc., comprising two bowls and a connecting waist having internal ribs across which the content moves in flowing from one bowl to the other and internal ribs in the portions of the bowls adjoining the waist.

5. A glass vessel for washing and finish treating stockings and the like, of suitable size to be held and shaken in the hand, having a general dumb-bell shape with a wide capped opening in one of the bells at an angle to the axis of the vessel so that the vessel can lie on its side without having the liquid contents run out, with the other bell flattened at the end of the vessel to permit standing the vessel upright and with a constricted passage between the bells, the interior of the compartments being provided with projections and depressions to act as a wash board.

PATRICK JOSEPH MURRAY. 

